Recoletos friars in Taiwan participate in National Eucharistic Congress 全國聖體大會
Yunlin County, TAIWAN – Another National Eucharistic Congress was held in Taiwan on March 1, 2019. Since its inception in 2011, this year’s Eucharistic Congress is so far the 4th to be held in this state. The theme “All my springs are in thee” (Psalm 87:7) 我的一切泉源都在祢內 is derived from the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress…
Read MoreCARAS members undergo formation program
Mira-Nila, QUEZON CITY – The Confraternity of Augustinian Recollect Altar Servers (CARAS) of the Our Lady of Consolation Parish attended a spiritual recollection spearheaded by Fray Jhoben M. Rodriguez, OAR, last February 24-25, 2019 at Recoletos Formation Center. Members of CARAS de Mira-Nila receiving spiritual and formative input from Fray Jhoben Rodriguez, OAR The activity…
Read MoreContinue your mission while living your consecration with joy, Father General encourages Recoletos de Tambo
Tambo, Ayungon, NEGROS ORIENTAL – Keep up, brothers, and continue! Those were among the inspiring words of Fray Miguel Miró, OAR, Prior General, to the friars of Recoletos de Tambo during his visit to the community on February 23, 2019. Although this visit in Tambo was already marked in the Book of Cosas Notables (Noteworthy…
Read MoreBetter than Yesterday: A Lesson from Bishop Dinualdo
MANILA—The AR Sisters have been the recipients of the good shepherding of His Excellency Most Rev. Dinualdo Gutierrez, D.D. the Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Marbel. He was the monthly Recollection Facilitator of the AR Sisters of Notre Dame of Banga and Notre Dame of Lamba South Cotabato since 1981 until December 2018. During…
Read MoreFather General’s visit to Recoletos de Caidiocan: Apostolate is more of sharing life than crafting programs
Caidiocan, Valencia, NEGROS ORIENTAL – The proximity of Recoletos de Caidiocan to the community of brothers in the town proper (i.e., Recoletos de Valencia) behooved them to coincide their February 22 schedule for a joint conference with the visiting Prior General, Fray Miguel Miró, OAR. (This is the second time that two Recollect communities have…
Read MoreYour person is more important than your work, Father General tells Recoletos de Cebu friars
CEBU CITY – Due to the nature of their multiple apostolate, the brothers assigned in the community of the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) have devised a strategic way to accomplish the tasks assigned to each of them. This prompted the visiting Prior General, Fray Miguel Miró, to not only commend them for a job…
Read MoreFather General at I.S. Building Inauguration: Gratitude and Commitment
BACOLOD CITY – Gracing the rite of blessing and inauguration of the newly constructed Integrated School (I.S.) Building of the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (UNO-R) on February 26, Fray Miguel Miró, OAR, Prior General, has described this event as a moment of thanksgiving and of response to integral formation. “Constructing a new building of a…
Read MoreINVITATION: Ceremonial Blessing of “Escala Maria” (St. Ezekiel Moreno Pilgrim Center) of Recoletos de Tondo
Communion and Conversion: Recollection Material for March 2019 (John 3:25-30)
To be able to build up communion, we need to unite ourselves with the WE of God. This implies that we cede the main role to God. St. Augustine indicates that the text of today invites us to be humble, to acknowledge that Christian life and community life is always an act of ceding the…
Read MoreLECTIO DIVINA: 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)
INVOKING THE HOLY SPIRIT We invoke the Holy Spirit using the words of St. Augustine. Come, Holy Spirit, by whom every devout soul, who believes in Christ, is sanctified to become a citizen of the City of God! (en. In Ps. 45:8) Come, Holy Spirit, grant that we receive the motions of God, put…
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